Anais Amaya

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stem Cell Transplantation

Honors & Awards

Travel Award, European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) (2019)
Travel Award, European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) (2018)
Travel Award, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) (2018)
Panos Ioannou Young Investigator Award, Australasian Gene and Cell Therapy Society (AGCTS) (2017)
CMRI PhD Scholarship, Children's Medical Research Institute (2015)
USyd International Scholarship, The University of Sydney (2015)
SI Scholarship for Future Global Leaders, Swedish Institute (2014)
Summa Cum Laude, Universidad Simon Bolivar (2014)

Professional Education

Licenciatura, Universidad Simon Bolivar (2014)
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Sydney (2020)
PhD, University of Sydney, Medicine (2020)

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